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Waters

Dee W

B

227

Rec2

227

& Rea 4 JAN 39

Extract from the "Globe" newspaper dated 21st December 1898.

*We regret to see that in the

Convention between

Great Britain and China with regard to the extension of

Hong-Kong territory which is published to-day, the city

of Kowloon is left under Chinese control, This simply

means that one of the worst conceivable sinks of corruption is to be kept open almost at the gates of Hong-

Kong. Everyone who knows the Far East knows what serious evils have already arisen from the fact that the

Hong-Kong authorities have had no control over Kowloon,

and the perpetuation of this system is an avoidance of

our responsibilities which the Government ought not to

have adopted."

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Waters Dee W B 227 Rec2 227 & Rea 4 JAN 39 Extract from the "Globe" newspaper dated 21st December 1898. *We regret to see that in the Convention between Great Britain and China with regard to the extension of Hong-Kong territory which is published to-day, the city of Kowloon is left under Chinese control, This simply means that one of the worst conceivable sinks of corruption is to be kept open almost at the gates of Hong- Kong. Everyone who knows the Far East knows what serious evils have already arisen from the fact that the Hong-Kong authorities have had no control over Kowloon, and the perpetuation of this system is an avoidance of our responsibilities which the Government ought not to have adopted."
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Waters Dee W B 227 Rec2 227 & Rea 4 JAN 39 Extract from the "Globe" newspaper dated 21st December1898. *We regret to see that in the Convention between Great Britain and China with regard to the extension of Hong-Kong territory which is published to-day, the city of Kowloon is left under Chinese control, This simply means that one of the worst conceivable sinks of cor- ruption is to he kept open almost at the gates of Hong- Kong. Everyone who knows the Far East knows what ser- ious evils have already arisen from the fact that the Hong-Kong authorities have had no control over Kowloon, and the perpetuation of this system is an avoidance of our responsibilities which the Government ought not to have adopted."
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Waters

Dee W

B

227

Rec2

227

& Rea 4 JAN 39

Extract from the "Globe" newspaper dated 21st December1898.

*We regret to see that in the

Convention between

Great Britain and China with regard to the extension of

Hong-Kong territory which is published to-day, the city

of Kowloon is left under Chinese control, This simply

means that one of the worst conceivable sinks of cor-

ruption is to he kept open almost at the gates of Hong-

Kong. Everyone who knows the Far East knows what ser-

ious evils have already arisen from the fact that the

Hong-Kong authorities have had no control over Kowloon,

and the perpetuation of this system is an avoidance of

our responsibilities which the Government ought not to

have adopted."

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